Published: Tuesday - July 8, 2008
Words by Ronnie Gamble
Ice Cube (Photo: Lench Mob Records)
Veteran rapper Ice Cube is set to make his highly anticipated return to the mic with his eighth solo LP, titled Raw Footage.
The new album follows the 2006's release of the critically acclaimed, Laugh Now, Cry Later, and once again will be released by through Cube's independently owned label, Lench Mob Records.
The 17-track offering boasts production from Maestro, Emile, and longtime collaborator DJ Crazy Toones, and feature guests Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy, The Game and WC.
With the streets already talking about the earlier released buzz single and video, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," Cube recently followd up with the album's first official single and video, "Do Ya Thang."
The video perfectly paints Cube's message about "doing your thing and not worrying about who's looking," blending cool summer scenes with new sports cars and signature low riders.
In addition to the album, Cube gears up for an international tour, which kicks off on July 11th in Leipzig, Germany for 11 dates, leading into US tour starting on August 21st in Seattle and ending on September 21st in New York City.
Raw Footage will hit stores August 19th.
Tour dates are as follows:
07/11 – Leipzig, Germany @ Splash Festival 07/12 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland @ Openair Frauenfeld 07/14 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom 07/15 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013 07/16 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg 07/18 – Dour, Belgium @ Dour Music Festival 07/19 – Stuttgart, Germany @ MTV Hip Hop Open 07/21 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Kagelbanan 07/23 – Helsinki, Finland @ Helsinki Icehall 07/25 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen 07/26 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall 08/21 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 08/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 08/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot 08/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 08/27 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Fox 08/29 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove 08/30 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 09/1 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues 09/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th and B 09/3 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 09/5 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre 09/6 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen 09/7 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 09/9 - North Kansas City, MO @ Harrah's North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge 09/10 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth 09/12 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's 09/13 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 09/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 09/16 - Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theatre 09/17 - Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall 09/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts 09/21 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
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